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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $8,128–$11,379
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures, London · 9 July 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3872079
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Edward Lear, PETRA. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2009, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3872079.
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Edward Lear, PETRA. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2009, lot 149. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3872079.
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From the same sale Early British Drawings, Watercolours and Portrait Miniatures · Jul 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villas at Hammersmith | James Miller | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| At the Cobblers | Thomas Rowlandson | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Still life | Peter De Wint | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| London from Highgate, St. Paul's Cathedral beyond | Bernard Walter Evans | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| La Galleria di Sopra, above lake Albano, Italy | John Robert Cozens | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Near Barmouth, North Wales | David Cox Snr. O.w.s. | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Lear | Bavella, Corsica | $8,114 | Sotheby's, Apr 2025 | |
| Edward Lear | View of the Castello Caetani and the hill-town of Sermoneta, | Christie's, Jul 2022 | ||
| Edward Lear | A view of Villa Barberini, Albano, near Rome | Christie's, Jul 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Two views of Thebes | Christie's, Dec 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | Zante | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Edward Lear | Noli, Italy; together with Topolia, Greece | Sotheby's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Melfi, Italy | Christie's, Jul 2024 | ||
| Edward Lear | Civita Castellana , 1843 | Freeman's | Hindman, May 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.